where are firefox profiles stored?

[blueindian]

so i have this laptop that belongs to my old company that i have to return. i want to get my firefox settings off of it. problem is i took it off the company domain in order to put it on my home workgroup. now i can only log in as the local admin, not as my user account.

so, how can i get the my firefox profile?

[eSDee]

Is it WinXP Pro or NT, or is it a Mac laptop?

*edit* In case it's WinXP, it is Documents and Settings-> Username-> Application Data(hidden)-> Mozilla-> Firefox-> Profiles

[blueindian]

outstanding, thanks esDee!

edit: what's the fastest way for me to erase the harddrive on this box?

[eSDee]

If you have an external case, you can hook it up to another comp via USB, then go to My Computer-> Manage ->Disk Management -> Format. If you don't have a case, then just boot up off of Windows XP, start setup, then format it.

[rajatQ2]

Darik's boot and nuke.
http://dban.sourceforge.net/

will totally wipe and irreperably overwrite any data on the disk.
Raj

[eSDee]

Rajat, thanks for that link. That will be very useful at my work :thumb:

[Markel]

If you have an external case, you can hook it up to another comp via USB, then go to My Computer-> Manage ->Disk Management -> Format. If you don't have a case, then just boot up off of Windows XP, start setup, then format it.
Formatting a hard drive is NOT a secure way to delete all information. You need a program that actually "wipes" the information.

[Cheesypuff]

Formatting a hard drive is NOT a secure way to delete all information. You need a program that actually "wipes" the information.

a very big magnet?

[Markel]

a very big magnet?
If you intend to be able to use the hard drive again, that might be a poor solution. Some better ones are in this recent thread (http://forums.gotapex.com/showthread.php?t=95605).

[eSDee]

Formatting a hard drive is NOT a secure way to delete all information. You need a program that actually "wipes" the information.

He said erase, not zero :shrug: I figured he meant he was going to use it again for personal use, in which case a simple format is sufficient, don't you think? But you're right, formatting is not secure.

*edit* I re-read his first post and it says he is returning the lappy to his work. Good call Markel, he's gotta do something more than format.